I turned my old phone into a Bluetooth proxy for Home Assistant with this free app
…It is a relief that the app doesn’t require any add-ons or integrations, such as HACS or MQTT , to work with Home Assistant. This app is a fantastic way to…
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Your old Nintendo 64 games are finally getting unofficial PC ports, and they run better than emulators
…A PC port (or to any other platform, for that matter) then adds a platform layer on top, while static recompilation skips the readable-source goal and translates machine code into intermediate…
I saved $800 on an anamorphic lens by 3D printing my own for less than a day's rental
…They add horizontal flaring around light sources, a gradual defocus away from the center of the lens, and the famed letterboxing hallmark of cinematic video. Thankfully, access to clip-on anamorphic adapters…
I built a local AI stack with 5 Docker containers, and now I'll never pay for ChatGPT again
…for Technology and Food. Sign in to your XDA account Moving my workflow to a local AI setup was the best productivity hack I’ve discovered in years. Relying on cloud APIs…
Home Assistant's intimidating reputation is completely undeserved once you survive the first week
…under the default one, or look into multiple dashboards When you add a new device to Home Assistant, you’ll typically assign it to a specific room and import it into the…
I turned my dusty Chromecast into a $250 smart home hub replacement
…Grafana, on the other hand, is used for data visualization and dashboards. 08 / 8 Smart Home Which open standard, championed by Apple, Google, and Amazon, can a Home Assistant hub on a…
I switched from EmuDeck to RetroDeck for retro gaming, and the setup alone convinced me to stay
…On the DS, I tried a ROM hack called Super Mario Run DS, and it worked fine too. The platforms you want to play may have different experiences or require a little…
Local LLMs changed how I use Home Assistant, and now my smart devices actually listen
Ayush Pande Apr 23, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
I replaced over $1,000 in cloud subscriptions with one small home server
…household paying $69 monthly on video streaming alone. Add a family password management service (because you should be using one), cloud storage for our devices, and a few other things and that…
I run Windows in a Proxmox VM full-time, and it's good enough to replace my main PC
Ayush Pande May 3, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…